Autonomous What?

Six of 10 people surveyed said they knew little or nothing about autonomous vehicles

September 29, 2016

Image: Ford Motor Company

Americans aren’t sure what self-driving cars are all about. Tim Higgins writes in WSJ.com that only 41 percent of those surveyed are familiar with the term 'autonomous vehicle'. Despite companies like Ford and Uber who are aggressively testing the driverless vehicle market, Karl Brauer, a senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book, says, "A lot of people think it's like Jetson's stuff."